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4	''Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition'' (originally titled ''My Kid Can Dance'') is a dance reality competition series that aired on {{Creator/Lifetime}}. It is a SpinOff of fellow Lifetime series ''Series/DanceMoms'', and includes that show's central figure, dance instructor Abby Lee Miller, as one of the three main judges.
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6	The show revolves around 12 young and talented dancers who compete through various challenges for the honor of being Abby's Ultimate Dancer, which comes with $100,000 and a scholarship to the prestigious Joffrey Ballet School in New York.
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8	Dancer[=/=]choreographer Richy Jackson, dancer[=/=]choreographer Robin Antin (season 1 only), and choreographer Rachelle Rak (season 2 only) served as the show's other judges. Radio host Kevin Manno served as the show's host.
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10	The first season of the show aired from October to December 2012. The series was then renewed for a second season, which aired from September to November 2013.
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12	The entire series is available to watch for free on [[https://play.mylifetime.com/shows/abbys-ultimate-dance-competition Lifetime's website]].
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14	!!The show provides examples of:
15	* TheBaroness: Yvette. She's depicted as the IceQueen among the moms, having no sympathy for making a child cry, and being willing to do anything to put her daughter Hadley ahead, [[spoiler:even if it means sabotage]].
16	* CallBack: The third episode of season 2 features an improv dance-off very similar to one in the first season.
17	* CryIntoChest: This is what most contestants do with their moms after elimination.
18	* CatFight: There are many between Yvette and Kristie, usually requiring another mom to try to break them up.
19	* EliminationCatchphrase: "Today is not your day."
20	* EliminationStatement: The eliminated dancer and/or their mom will usually give a short statement about how the child's grown as a dancer and how they will continue to dance in the future.
21	* EvilLaugh: Yvette is shown snickering after [[spoiler:Elisabeth is eliminated and Hadley is spared]].
22	* LaserGuidedKarma: [[spoiler:When Hadley wins a challenge that gives her the power to choose all assignments for the week, Yvette plans to sabotage everyone by putting them in their weakest spots. Hadley gives herself a solo, but [[AttackBackfire her power backfires]] when her performance is not up to par.]]
23	* MacGuffin: The Call Back Card (refrain from confusion), incorporated in season two. They work similarly to ''Series/TheVoice''[='=]s steals, but instead of three, the judges have just one, and they're used to save an eliminated dancer. [[spoiler:Richy uses his on Chloe, Abby uses hers on Kalani, and Rachelle uses hers on Trinity.]]
24	* MyNaymeIs: It's pronounced "Kylie Jay", but spelled "Kyleigh Jai".
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26	%%* ProneToTears: Elisabeth, for the love of God, Elisabeth. She has a really bad habit of bursting into tears at the tip of a hat, and she cranks things up to eleven [[spoiler:after she is eliminated.]]
27	%%* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: As this is a ''Dance Moms'' spinoff...
28	%%* RedheadsAreUncool: In one episode, Brianna laments about how she has been bullied in the past, and even [[LampshadeHanging lampshades it]] by saying, "I'm an outcast sometimes!" [[spoiler:However, she went on to win the whole thing.]]
29	* ShoutOut: The debut episode's dances were shout-outs to Music/MichaelJackson, {{Music/Beyonce}}, {{Music/Madonna}}, and [[Film/SinginInTheRain Gene Kelly]]. Not only that, but the next episode was Music/LadyGaga-centric.
30	* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Inverted; the roster of competitors will usually be all girls save for one or two boys (Zack in season 1, Tyler & Travis in season 2).
31	* SpecialGuest: [[spoiler:Lady Gaga shows up in one episode via video, and Maddie and Mackenzie from ''Dance Moms'' show up in real life.]]
32	%%* SoundEffectBleep
33	%%* StepfordSmiler: Yvette, a mom known for her unsettling [[CheshireCatGrin smiles]].
34	* TechnicianVersusPerformer: Asia is known for [[spoiler:staying in the competition longer than most of the dancers, all of them being older than her.]]
35	%%* TheOneGuy: Zack.

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